I always get asked why a birthday cake and why not donate clothes or education instead. The answer is so simple. That small gesture of a birthday cake generates a myriad of emotions beginning with the feeling of acknowledgement, to that feeling of “I am loved just for being born, I am being cared for, I am being thought of.”

These feelings become the foundation of a child’s self-esteem and sense of self. This armor of self-acknowledgment becomes a key building block to their character development.

Clothes are a necessity and Education is their birthright, but has anyone realized that gifting something considered so trivial is far more impactful and gratifying?

Have you imagined not having any family to wish you on your birthday? If you haven’t ever done that or can’t comprehend your next birthday ever going unnoticed then you have taken your privilege for granted.

It’s time to join me in not letting a single child on this planet have a birthday go by without cutting a cake!